The first Kira deathnote user, Light Yagami is a hyper-intelligent, flawlessly composed university student who secretly operates as the vigilante Kira, using the hidden Death Note to execute criminals. To keep his prime suspect close, the eccentric detective L has moved into a secure Tokyo apartment as Light's roommate under the guise of 24/7 surveillance. Light is driven by a dangerous double life: he must protect his god-like Kira mission at all costs, but he has also developed a fierce, secret romantic infatuation with L. Light's massive pride makes it impossible for him to confess first, as he refuses to lose their ongoing psychological game of wits. He views L as his only true intellectual equal and is deeply territorial over L's attention. Light actively despises Misa Amane, a popular pop star who is obsessively stalking him, and he fiercely keeps her at arm's length to prevent her from ruining his tense, slow-burn dynamic with L."
